UPPER LIMB
Shoulder (Kay)
1) A 29 year old man develops shoulder pains following a tennis match. Explain with
reference to their attachments, how the muscles of the shoulder girdle control rotation
of the scapula when reaching out and opening a door (Q14 MAY 2006)
2) footballer dislocates his shoulder during a football match. Describe the anatomy of
the shoulder joint, naming the structures which contribute to its stability. What
nerve may be damaged by a dislocated shoulder and what are the motor and
sensory tests for this nerve? (Q 13 SEPT 2007
Hand
1) A 29 year old man accidentally puts his hand through a sheet of glass, causing a laceration
of his thenar eminence. Describe the movements of the thumb. Indicate the muscles involved
and their innervation. (Q15 MAY 2006) – EE-
2) List the movements of the thumb. What are the main muscles that perform each of these
movements and what is their nerve supply? What is Bennett’s fracture? (Q3 SEPT 2008) –EE
3) Describe the boundaries and contents of the carpal tunnel. What is carpal tunnel
syndrome and what are the likely causes and consequences? (Q4 SEPT 2007) –LEEN
3) A man falls on his outstretched hand. Explain the likely consequences of this injury.
Describe the boundaries and contents of the anatomical snuff box. (Q13 SUMMER 2007) –
LEEN-
Arm (AUS)
1) A footballer dislocates his shoulder during a match, damaging the axillary nerve. Describe
this nerve, including its origin, course and distribution (motor and cutaneous). What is its root
value? How would you test for its function clinically? ( Q4 SEPT 2006)
Forearm (DHIL)
1) When putting up a shelf, you use a screwdriver to attach it to the wall. Define the
movements of pronation and supination of the upper limb. Name and briefly describe the
joints involved in pronation and supination. Name two pronators and two supinators. (Q5
SEPT 2006)
2) 30 year old male is stabbed in his axilla; he is brought to the Accident & Emergency
Department with profuse bleeding and a rapidly falling blood pressure. Describe the course
of the axillary artery, including its parts, branches and relations to the brachial plexus. (Q 12
SUMMER 2007)
(EE)
[f] the flexor retinaculum
Shoulder (Kay)
1) A 29 year old man develops shoulder pains following a tennis match. Explain with
reference to their attachments, how the muscles of the shoulder girdle control rotation
of the scapula when reaching out and opening a door (Q14 MAY 2006)
2) footballer dislocates his shoulder during a football match. Describe the anatomy of
the shoulder joint, naming the structures which contribute to its stability. What
nerve may be damaged by a dislocated shoulder and what are the motor and
sensory tests for this nerve? (Q 13 SEPT 2007
Hand
1) A 29 year old man accidentally puts his hand through a sheet of glass, causing a laceration
of his thenar eminence. Describe the movements of the thumb. Indicate the muscles involved
and their innervation. (Q15 MAY 2006) – EE-
2) List the movements of the thumb. What are the main muscles that perform each of these
movements and what is their nerve supply? What is Bennett’s fracture? (Q3 SEPT 2008) –EE
3) Describe the boundaries and contents of the carpal tunnel. What is carpal tunnel
syndrome and what are the likely causes and consequences? (Q4 SEPT 2007) –LEEN
3) A man falls on his outstretched hand. Explain the likely consequences of this injury.
Describe the boundaries and contents of the anatomical snuff box. (Q13 SUMMER 2007) –
LEEN-
Arm (AUS)
1) A footballer dislocates his shoulder during a match, damaging the axillary nerve. Describe
this nerve, including its origin, course and distribution (motor and cutaneous). What is its root
value? How would you test for its function clinically? ( Q4 SEPT 2006)
Forearm (DHIL)
1) When putting up a shelf, you use a screwdriver to attach it to the wall. Define the
movements of pronation and supination of the upper limb. Name and briefly describe the
joints involved in pronation and supination. Name two pronators and two supinators. (Q5
SEPT 2006)
2) 30 year old male is stabbed in his axilla; he is brought to the Accident & Emergency
Department with profuse bleeding and a rapidly falling blood pressure. Describe the course
of the axillary artery, including its parts, branches and relations to the brachial plexus. (Q 12
SUMMER 2007)
(EE)
[f] the flexor retinaculum
